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[Facts] Kiernan
A family I used to know named their baby son Kiernan. They said it was an Irish name. Is this a real name or just a tryndee version of Kieran/Ciarán?
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Kiernan is a separate Irish surname, originally a form of Mac Thighearnain, "son of Tiernan", according to MacLysaght's The Surnames of Ireland.
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That's good to know. Thank you!
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